Perambulator and the like



Oct. '16, 192g.

F. H. HEADLEY PERAMBULATOR AND THE LIKE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed May 28, 1923 F. H. HEADLEY PERAMBULATOR I AND THE LIKE 2 SheetsSheet Filed May 28, 1923 v 5 the frame.

Patented Oct. 16, 1928. I

. FREDERICK naeqna HEADLEY, or NOR'IfiFIELD; NEAR BIRMINGHAM murmur Application men may 2a, 1923, serial m; 6425060, and in Great Bi-itaii'i Aiigiit f, 19a;

those of a collapsible or 'senii collapsib'le' character andin which the handle is a-dapted to be pivoted or moved into adjacency with the frame whenout of use. The present improvements are however applicable-to perambulator's of a rigid or rmanently extended character. y p v I According to the present inventien the hanassembled at either extremity of the vehicle and supported by a jointed stretcher bar or fixing strut pivoted or connected to the handle and to the vehicle frame at a'position midway between or intermediate its (the vehicleframe) extremities. By so 'iri ounting" the handle the vehicle can be propelled with the seat facing forwardly or'rear'wardly'. Further featuresof the present invention are hereinafter described and claimed. v

In order that thisinvention may be elearly understood andreadily carried into practice, reference may be had to the appended explanatory sheet of drawings, upon which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a perambulator constructed according to the present invention, the handle being placed with the seat facing forwardly.

perambulator, the handle being placed for propelling the vehicle with the seat facing rearwardly. Figures 3 and 4 illustrate in front elevation and vertical section the fastening means of the handle. I

In a convenientembodiment of the present invention the frame of the vehicle involves two parallel side stays 1 to which are pivoted v4o collapsible parallelogram constructions3, 4,

5, from which the seat is suspended and which are adapted to be collapsed into adjacency with the side stays 1 of the frame together with the seat which is for its main part of a flexible character. Each parallelogram construction involves a horizontal stay indicated by numeral 3, and forward and rearwardstays indicated by numerals 1, 5 arranged at a slight inclination and pivoted to the side stays 1 of These parallelogram constructions 3, 4, 5, are adapted to be held in the extended condition by means of jointed stretcher bars 6 arranged diagonally as shown in Figures 1 and 2.

An inverted U-shaped handle 7 is employed the limbs of which are flattened at their'exdle is of a detachable charact'er'adaptedto be Figure 2 is a side elevation of the present and adapted to'be engaged with headed studs 9 *rovidedin parent each end of the vehicle j name. A jdintedstir'etcher bar 10 is trelnities' andperforated at 8 (see Figural),

einployedupon each side of thevehicle for supporting thehandle in the in -use position Bys'priiiging the of the apartthe same may be dis ngaged the studs at; die xtremity andthe handle' maybe engaged with the studs -at; the opposite extre nity th same stretch r bar 110 ehabling the handle to be rigidly retained in the in use positioiiat either end of thevehi'clle'." These stretcher bars 10 one of whiehis disposed' t each side of the vehicle areadapted to permit of the passage of the handle onthe' outside thereof and such stretcherbars are refer-- ably permanently combined with the handle and vehicle frame" and preterit, the complete separation of the handle froi'n the frame. The handle 7 at a position substantially midway along its length conveniently at the point 12 is provided with an inwardly projecting grooved stud 13 adapted to engage a slot (see Flgs. 1 and 2) .in the upper extremity of the rearwardstrip' ,4 of the parallelogram in each In this manner when the handle 7 instance. is in the position shown in Figure hand after breaking? the stretchers G and 10 and moving or swinging the handle 7 forwardly and downwardly the parallelogram construction may be collapsed with the handle in aposition adjacent the frame 1.

Inorder to retain the handle ends or extremities in engagement with the studs 9 aforementioned, the latter are provided with annular grooves 10* (Figure 4), and pivoted at 11 to the outer face of the handle'is a fastening strip or lever 12 which has a keyhole shaped slot 13 the larger part of which is adapted to passover the head 14 and the smaller part adapted to engage the annular groove 10" aforesaid and's'uch strip is retained in the positions shown in Figures, 3 and 4 by a small projection 15'pressedup from the strip and adapted to be sprung over the, curvature of the ends of the handle '7.

Slot and projection mechanism .16, '17, limits.

the movementzof meal- 1251, Such affastening strip 12 is provided in connection with each end of the handle and moves therewith when the handle 'is-transferredfr'om one end of the vehicle to the other. I

In order to disengage the handle? from the parallelogram structure 3, 4,5, on the extremityof the vehicle the stretcher bar lOassociated, with the handle and the stretcher barf; associatedwith the parallelogram struc- .turef3, 4, are first broken} Th'efastening I strips 12 ai'ethen swung about the pivots 11 1 and thefhandle then disengaged from the studs 9 after which the studs 13 upon the handle are disengaged from the slots in the upper part ofthe parallelogram members 4.

l The handle 7 ,can then be transferredto the other extremity of the vehicle and applied to the studs-9 thereon and then braced as shown fin theFigure In either position said handle may be collapsed into a position,

] adjacent theframe 1. When in the position shown in Figure 1 the handle is collapsed Withthe'structure.3, 4, 5, and when in. position shown in Figure 2, said structure isfirst I collapsed and then the handle, or the handles, may be partially collapsed from the position shown in Figure 2 onto the extended structure 3, 4, 5.

to: secure by Letters "Patent is 1. In a device. of the class described eii1-.

What- I claim as my invention, and desirebodying therein a frame, laterally extending istuds on the ends of saidframe a handle bar having side members with apertures in the botto'moends thereof adapted to be engaged over said studs which project beyond' the same,and lever pivoted to the end of each side member and adapted to be engaged with the projecting end of an associated stud to detachably lock said handle bar side member thereto." V 9- v 2. In a device of the kind described embodyi'ng therein a frame member, a laterally extending stud thereoln a'handle bar member,

; lever pivoted thereon and having a key hole, ;slot adapted to receive said stud and to lock the handle member thereto when said lever is'in afp osition 'parallel with said handle bar her, a lever pivotedthereon and havinga key hole slotadapted toreceive said stud and to. ,lock' thehandle member thereto when, said lever is in a position parallel with'said handle bar member, means for securing said lever in this, last mentioned position andmeans for In witness whereofI. have hereunto set my hand limiting the swinging movement of thelevei'.

' FRED RICK I I GGERiiEADLi: Y, 

